Improvement in side-saddles



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CLARA A. BARTELETT, OF FERNDALE, CALIFORNIA.

IMPROVEMENT lN SIDE-SADDLES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 45,308, dated December6, 1864.

T0 all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, CLARA A. BAR'rELE'rT, of Ferndale, in the county ofHumboldt and State of California, have invented a new and ImprovedSide-Saddle; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilledin the artto make and use the saine, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings,'forming a part of this specification, in which-Figure l is a front view of my invention, with the covering removed;Fig. 2, a side view ofthe same in a finished state; Fig. 3, a detachedview ot' a foot-rest pertaining to the same.

Similar letters ot reference indicate like parts.

'l'his invention consists, first, in providing the saddle with anadjustable horn arranged in such a manner as to render the saddlecapable ot'being adjusted with the greatest facility to suit either alarge or small woman or girl, and without the necessity otl the riderleaving the saddle 5 second, in the employment or use of a rest orsupport for the right foot of the rider; third, in the employment or useot' a support extending along the right side and back ofthe saddle,terminating in front with a ball or knob to serve as a rein-holder;fourth, in having the right side ot' the saddle-skirt provided withpockets for the convenience of carrying articles.

The tree or framing A ot' the side-saddle may be constructed in theusual or any proper manner, the only exception being that at the frontend there are two parallel sides or guides, t a, to receive a bar, b,which has the horns B B attached to its ends. The bar b is kept steadyby means of a screw, c, which passes up through a longitudinal slot inthe bottom ot' the tree and into the bar b. rlhe horns are secured atany desired point by means of a set-screw, C, which passes through thelower part ot' the horn B below the bar b and bears against the tree A,as shown in Fig. l. By this simple arrangement it will be seen that thehorns B B may be adjusted farther forward or backward, as desired, andthe saddle varied in size to suit the rider, and while the latter is onthe former.

D represents a support, which is composed of a rail or rod, e, passingthrough eyes f at the upf er ends ot standards g, which are attachedfirmly to the tree A, so as to admit ofthe rail or rod extending alongthe right side ot the saddle from its front end to its rear end, alsoaround the back to a point a short distance forward at the left side ofthe saddle. The front end ot' the rail or rod c is curved slightlyupward, and is provided with a ball or knob, E, which serves as a reinand whip holder. The left or rear end or part of the support will alsoserve for the rider to grasp at any time when necessary or desired, andto assist in mounting. The horn B at the left side of the saddle isprovided with au eye, h, at its, upper end, through which the rail orrod e passes loosely.

To the. lower part of the horn B there is attached by ajoint, t', aplate, F, which has au oblong slot, j, made in it, and G is a foot-rest,which is provided with a guide, k, the latter passing through the slot jand havin g a cord or strap, Z, attached to it, the cord or strap beingconnected to the upper part of the plate F and lengthened or shortened,according to the height it is desired to have the foot-rest. Thisfoot-rest is designed as a support for the right foot of the rider.

In the right skirt, H, of the saddle there are made one or more pockets,I I, which are designed to supersede the use of a satchel. At the rightskirt they are entirely out ot the way and will prove very convenientfor carrying articles.

Havingthus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patentl. A side-saddle provided with horns, arranged andapplied substantially as shown, to admit of being adjusted in alongitudinal direction to vary the size otl the saddle to suit therider, as set forth.

2. The foot-rest G, applied to the plate F, and the latter attached tothe saddle, substantially as aud for the purpose specified.

8. The support D, composed of the rail e and standards g, provided withthe knob E, and applied to the saddle, substantially as and for thepurpose set forth.

` 4. The pockets I 1', applied to the right skirt, H, or" a sidesaddle,substantially as described.

CLARA A. BARTELETT. Titnessesz J. W. FROST, F. A. WEEK.

